Just before 8 o'clock Tuesday evening, a Trooper assigned to the Nantucket Barracks came across this sight on Old South Road on the island.

Needless to say, this represents a public safety hazard. Because to answer the question in the headline, there are a hundred ways things can go wrong here. The Trooper issued the driver a citation for having an unsecured load.

Unsecured loads are bad. A good rule of thumb for everyone to remember.

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